trippen

Middle English

Alternative forms

tripen, treppen, tryppyn, tryppe, trippe, tryp

Etymology

Probably from Old French triper; equivalent to trip (“that which causes a misstep”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtripən/

Verb

trippen

To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance.
To misstep; to trip or tumble.
To make somebody trip; to knock.
(rare) To walk with vigour; to jog.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trippen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) trippen, trippe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	trippe	tripped
2nd-person singular	trippest	trippedest
3rd-person singular	trippeth	tripped
subjunctive singular	trippe	tripped
imperative singular	trippe	—

plural¹	trippen, trippe	trippeden, trippede
imperative plural	trippeth, trippe	—

participles	trippynge, trippende	tripped, ytripped

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: trip
Scots: trip

References

“trippen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.

Swedish

Noun

trippen

definite singular of tripp.

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